California Gazetteer
The Dardanelles is a physical feature (summit) in Alpine County. The primary coordinates for The Dardanelles places it within the CA 95364 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | The Dardanelles |
| Category: | California physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | 5.5 miles long. Highest elevation is Dardanelles Cone, extends in a east-west direction, 6.4 km (4 mi) northwest of Dardanelle; [west end] 382310N1195520W, [east end] 382430N1194920W. (US-T121) |
| History: | Part of an old lava flow with several tops; thought to have been named by men of the J D Whitney survey in the 1860's because of a resembalance between the basaltic rock formations on the mountain and mountain castles which guarded the Dardanelles in Turkey. (US-T121) |
| County: | Alpine County |
| Latitude: | 38.4045611 |
| Longitude: | -119.8719574 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for The Dardanelles: The Dardanelles.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for The Dardanelles does not include property ownership information.
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Bear Valley, CA
(10 miles WNW) Strawberry, CA (16.1 miles SSW) |
Cold Springs, CA
(19.4 miles SSW) |
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Wagner, CA
(3.1 miles S) Peaceful Pines, CA (4.5 miles E) |
Dardanelle, CA
(4.9 miles SSE) |
